 | | Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport’s third runway officially opened Saturday, further lifting the status of the airport cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Its completion will enable the airport to handle up to 80 million passengers and 2.6 million tons of cargo annually. The airport’s existing two runways, operational in 1991 and 2011, respectively, were designed to accommodate 45 million passengers, but the annual passenger volume in recent years had exceeded 50 million, reaching almost 53 million last year — significantly above the airport’s handling capacity |
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| Bookhouse built on park lake offers reading, dining and birdwatching | | A NEW bookhouse built over Lihu Lake has quietly opened at Lychee Park in Futian District, adding a fresh attraction to one of the city’s oldest and most beloved green spaces. Named Lihu Bookhouse, the roughly 1,000-square-meter facility combines reading, book sales, light dining, cultural exhibitions and other events in a serene lakeside setting. ... | |
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| Hangzhou’s iconic scenic area offers free admission | | THE Lingyin Feilai Peak Scenic Area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, officially offers free admission from Monday. The entire scenic area, including major cultural sites such as Lingyin Temple, Yongfu Temple and Taoguang Temple, are all for free entry. Operating hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (last entry at 5 p.m.). Visitors need to enter the scenic area with real-name reservation based on time slots. ... | |
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